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investment banking

a financial institution for the big boys. these "banks" raise capital for large corporations, governments, institutional investors, funds of various sorts by underwriting debt and equity offerings (new stocks and bonds.) They also advise on mergers/acquisitions/divestitures.
I decided I would give up my free time, become an analyst at an investment bank, go into investment banking, for about 10 years, and make my entire career earnings up front.
by natural delight December 18, 2008
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barfing rainbows

a reaction to something or someone that has a forced or cloying cuteness
that's so f*** adorable i'm just barfing rainbows
by txbearmr October 17, 2008
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barrington middle school

this school in your local neighborhood lithia that is very very very cool. we get in a lot of fights by pulling each others shirts off or dragging each other by the hair. theres a lot of drama and several groups named for no reason. we love to bring Dunkin donuts to our school and talk crap behind peoples backs. we also love to break things in the bathrooms and classrooms. and most importantly build a line of gum outside on the track and make tik toks
barrington is so cool.
barrington middle school is so lit.
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baking cookies

"Mom, I'm going to my boyfriends house now."
"what are you going to do there?"
"Oh, probably just baking cookies."
"Okay, honey, have fun."
by wilfs January 13, 2008
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Baking

A makeup technique involving applying/ caking huge amounts of pressed powder to the face (usually in the t-zone )and leaving it on for a period of time to mattify the face. This practice came into popularity in the drag scene but eventually grew into use by internet Beauty Gurus.
Beauty Guru in youtube tutorial: First I'll apply my foundation then I'll dust on a whole lot of powder . Because it's going to take a bit, while I'm baking I'll answer some questions from twitter.
by rupaulislife April 5, 2017
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Berkin

A really cool guy you really should keep in your life and is really sexy and has big you know what
I really like berkin
by Guy 123 mcn is gay November 4, 2019
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I-banking

Short for investment banking, an industry devoted to squeezing money out of transactions, famous for paying a metric shitload, being filled with douchebags, and doing absolutely nothing for the benefit of society. It is amazing that anyone actually ends up in this industry, as you have to be very smart to get such a job, but very stupid to take it.

Common characteristics are:
1) 80-100+ hour weeks, rarely even a weekend day off. Although it pays a lot in absolute terms, if you consider it on a per-hour basis (including overtime pay), it's not too far above minimum wage.
2) Meaningless, tedious, mind-numbing work.
3) A constant false sense of urgency on all projects.
4) Bonuses almost as big and sometimes bigger than base salaries, that is if you survive until bonus time.
5) Ranking everyone in the firm on the scale {Analyst, Associate, Vice President, Director/Executive Director, Managing Director, and so on}, often even HR, secretaries, and sanitation workers. Contradictorily, an "Analyst" in HR doesn't analyze anything, and a "Vice President" really isn't very important or high up at all.
6) Consistently recruits top college graduates into voluntary sweatshop-like slave labor camps called "Analyst programs."
Vice President #1: "SHIT!!! I'm going to have to spend all weekend getting this investor request done!!!"
Vice President #2: "Calm down man, it's not due back to them til the end of next week!"
VP #1: "NO, it needs to be done NOW!!! Where are all those analysts we hired? One of them can do the mindless bitch work."
VP #2: "Um, one committed suicide, two ended up in the mental ward, and another drowned in the huge pool of bullshit."
VP #1: "DAMN IT!!! We need to hire a new one. How about that janitor analyst Joe?"
VP #2: "Um...I guess so..."
VP #1: "Hey Joe, do you want a job as a corporate finance I-banking analyst here at Goldman Sachs? We'll pay you $60,000 base and you'll probably get $60,000 more in bonus. All we need from you is to give up every waking hour of your life, your health, and your soul."
Joe: "No thanks, I'd rather unclog toilets. Besides, I already make $8 an hour - I don't want to take a pay cut."
VP #1: "OH SHIT!!! WE'RE SO SCREWED!!! This needs to get done NOW!!!"
VP #2: "Whatever man, just make Nick D do it."
by Nicholas D May 7, 2007
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